Most people would sum up a chef’s job by saying that they cook food. End of story. But it’s nowhere near that straightforward. And there are so many types of chefs and so many types of food service establishments restaurants, cafeterias, banquet halls, hotels, cruise ships, resorts that describing a day in the life of a typical chef is practically impossible. Instead, we can cover some of the fundamental aspects of a chef’s job and then you can figure out which culinary careers and settings spur you towards further investigation.

In a big nutshell, chefs measure, mix, and cook ingredients to prepare food according to recipes. In the process, they use a variety of pots, pans, cutlery, and other equipment, including ovens, broilers, grills, slicers, grinders, and blenders. During life as a chef, some chefs are responsible for managing other kitchen workers (including teaching them new techniques), planning menus, estimating food requirements, handling food budgets, and ordering food supplies. That’s a lot more than just cooking!

While smaller restaurants may consist of one chef and only a couple of assistants, larger restaurants tend to have much bigger menus and staffs that include several chefs and cooks, as well as assistant or apprentice chefs and cooks, in addition to other kitchen workers (busboys, dishwashers, etc.).

Executive chefs and sous-chefs coordinate the work of the rest of the kitchen staff, who are often assigned specific jobs and tasks — for instance, sauces or pastries or garde manger. The title “chef” and “cook” are often used interchangeably, but chefs tend to be more highly skilled and professionally trained than cooks.

Keep in mind, though, that many positions are often used as stepping stones in a culinary career; you might make your way from pantry cook to line cook to sous-chef over the course of time, depending on your goals, aspirations, and work environment.

All told, being a chef is a tough job. It’s more than just cooking — it’s also planning and managing, accommodating the needs of co-workers and patrons, and making the best of things when your pantry contains only a stick of butter, two sausages, three carrots, and a tub of lard. But it’s also an immensely rewarding career, filled with challenges and opportunities that you won’t find elsewhere. Now get out there and start cooking and enjoy your life as a chef.If I had the choice!! I would still become a chef

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Here are my tips and recommendations on being a better person coming from my life experiences ...

Look for the best qualities in yourself. Take advantage of situations where you can exercise your best qualities and highlight those of others. Record your thoughts daily and review them to visualize what affects us and how. Schedule somequiet time each day for yourself it's so important to give a few minutes to evaluate on how you feel to yourself .

Give others the same respect that you would expect to receive. Recognize that status or income levels do not make the man nor determine his value. Take time to actually hear what others have to say instead of pushing into them your own personal thoughts or simply not paying attention of there words good or bad is not relevant .

Provide assistance to others when needed, going out of your way if necessary. Acts of kindness are often met with acts of kindness returned. You are demonstrating how to be a better person while making others feel better , and the return is all to sweet !

And finally ;. Listening to your heart and following it instead of being judgmental, contributes to your being a better person. Being honest in your dealings with others also promotes positive relationships. Problems arise when the truth is not spoken or twisted to suit one's motives. Choose your words carefully and precisely and this goes for your professional or private life ... Don't get caught up into a conflict of others , think or your position first and your thoughts first before expressing them as one spoken words cannot be retrieved ...I work very hard on being a better person and learn everyday about my self , I take that daily moment to evaluate my self on being better ....